| The 14 Amazons | |||||||||||
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| Director: | Cheng Kang | ||||||||||
| Producer: | Run Run Shaw | ||||||||||
| Screenplay: | Cheng Gang | ||||||||||
| Story: | Ko Yeung | ||||||||||
| Starring: | Ivy Ling Po, Lisa Lu, Lily Ho, Yueh Hua | ||||||||||
| Music: | Wang Fu-ling Zhou Lan-ping | ||||||||||
| Cinematography: | Charles Tung Chu Chia-hsin Chang Hsin Hua Shan Wong Chit T. Watanabe Yau Kei | ||||||||||
| Editing: | Chiang Hsing-lung Fan Kung-ming | ||||||||||
| Studio: | Shaw Brothers Studio | ||||||||||
| Distributor: | Shaw Brothers Studio | ||||||||||
| Runtime: | 123 minutes | ||||||||||
| Country: | Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Language: | Mandarin | ||||||||||
The 14 Amazons is a 1972 Hong Kong wuxia film directed by Cheng Kang and produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio. The award winning film featured a predominantly female cast. The story is about the female generals of the Yang Family.
The film's Chinese title is . Its alternative title is The Fourteen Amazons. It is also known as Les 14 Amazones, in French. The film is a historical drama martial arts film that sets in the Song dynasty.[1] [2]
The Yang family, men and women, had served their country (Song Dynasty) loyally for generations. During the war with Western Xia, General Yang Tsung-pao is ambushed and killed. His death leaves his only son, Yang Wen as the only male heir left to the Yang family. His widow, Mu Kuei-ying, the grand matriarch and the entire family set out to avenge his death and defend the country. Due to the interference of a corrupt official, Wang Ching, the Yangs were unable to have the emperor's consent to use the imperial army.
Thus, they set off with whatever volunteer troops they could muster. Knowing of Mu Kuei-ying's reputation as a warrior and tactician, the king of West Hsia and his sons try various ways to stop her to no avail. They are outsmarted at the end as Mu Kuei-ying, the Yang family and Sung soldiers successfully storm their stronghold.